Boot and shoe



Dec. 11 1923.

A. F. S. LYONS BOOT AND SHOE Filed Nov. 17. 1920 Patented ea. 11, 1923.

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ALPHEUS F. S. LYONS, 0F NEENAH,'WISCONSIN.

' Boor AND SHOE.

Application filed November 17, 1920. Serial No. 424,767.

new and useful Improvements in Boots and Shoes, of which the followingis a specification. I

My invention relates toboots and shoes and particularly to foxed shoeshaving cloth tops, the object thereof being to provide an improved shoeof the class indicated.

My improved shoe is of that class of foxed shoes which comprise a top orupper whose vamp and quarter are both made from cloth or the like andthe distinguishing feature of my invention consists in stitching, orotherwise fastening, two relatively narrow side braces of leather or thelike in position upon the outer sides of the lower marginal portions ofthe upper or top, one at each side thereof, so as to reinforce andprotect the lower portion of said top or upper at each side thereof andmake it possible to bottom the shoe with a leather sole. In the bestform of my invention the two lower marginal side braces terminate attheir forward ends a short distance to the rear of the toe and said endsre covered by a'tip or toe cap fastened to the vamp after said sidebraces have been applied to the upper, while at their rear ends saidside braces terminate a short distance forward of the rear end of theshoe and said ends are disposed beneath a counter cover that is securedto the quarter of the top or upper after said braces have been applied.

Other features of my invention are hereinafter pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe constructed in accordance with myinvention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Flg. 1.

Figure 3 shows a modification.

Having reference to the drawings, 1 represents the cloth quarter of thetop or upper of the shoe and 2 the usual cloth vamp thereof, said twoparts usually being two separate pieces of cloth fastened together bystitches, and a side brace 3 of leather being applied to cover the jointbetween the vamp and quarter as well as to connect said parts.

To the exterior of each side of the top or upper 1-2 I apply arelativelynarrow side brace 3 of leather or other suitable material,

7 that is disposed longitudinally along the lower marginal portion ofsaid upper and fastened along its top edge to thevampanol quarter bystitches 4:. At their forward ends the side strips 3 terminate a shortdistance to the rear of the toe of the shoe and at their rear ends ashort distance forward of the rear end of the shoe. side brace 3 I nextapply a counter covering 5 and a tip, or toe cap, 6, said covering andtip beingfastened to the vamp and quarter,

After applying the as well asto the ends of the strips 3, by stitches 7and 8, respectively. The counter covering 5 overlies and covers the rearend portions of strips 3 while the tip 6 overlies and covers the forwardend portions of said strips.

The bottoming of the shoe may be carried out either according to theMcKayor the Goodyear welt processes. As shown in Fig. 2 the firstmentioned process is employed, the lower marginal portion of the clothupper together withthe lower marginal portions of both side braces 3,being turned inwardly between an innersole 9 and outersole 10 to whichthey are fastened by stitches 11 which also fasten the two solestogether. When the shoe is bottomed according to the Goodyear weltprocess as shown in Fig. 3,

the lower marginal portions of the upper and of strips 3,'together witha welt strip 12 are sewed to an innersole 13 and therethe upper that issubjected to the hardest usage. Also the provision of the strips 3greatly reinforces the lower edge of the 'cloth upper and adapts thelatter to be sewed to the bottom partsof the shoe. Furthermore, theseside strips greatly improve the appearance of shoes of this class aswell as being a protection to the upper; a valuable asset in soling andresoling, and a decided benefit to the public who wears the shoe.Therefore, constitutes the invention a valued improvement in shoeconstruction. This side brace may be in one or two parts.

What I claim is:

1. A boot or shoe of the character described comprising a top whosevamp. and quarter are separate pieces of cloth joined along a lineextending across the instep; a

leather strip covering the joint between the vamp and quarter andstitched to both of said parts; two relatively narrow longitudinallydisposed leather side braces fastened in position upon the outer sidesof the lower marginal portions of said top and overlying the ends ofsaid strip, one at each side of the top; a toe cap overlying the forwardends of said side braces; a counter cover overlying the rear ends ofsaid side braces; stitches securing the toe cap to said top and to saidforward ends and the counter cover to said top and said rear ends and anouter sole, the lower marginal portions of said top and said side bracesbeing turned inwardly together above said outer sole and both fastenedto the latter.

2. A boot or shoe of the character de scribed comprising a top whosevamp and quarter are both made'of cloth; two separate relatively narrowlongitudinally disposed said side braces a counter cover overlying therear ends of said side braces; stitches securing the toe cap to said topand to said forward ends and'the counter cover to said top and tosaidrear'ends; an innersole; an outer sole between which and said innersolethe lower marginal portions of said top and said side braces extendinwardly, and stitches fastening said inturned portions of said top andbraces to said innersole.

ALPHEUS F. S. LYONS.

